The SMLD is a progressive
public power utility located
10 miles NNE of Worcester,
Massachusetts in the Town of
Sterling. Our primary
building was originally the
1883 Sterling High School.
Serving the town of Sterling
for over 100 years, we have more than 3,700
residential, commercial,
municipal and industrial
customers.

Our customers are fed power through
approximately 160 miles of
distribution lines. The SMLD is a
member of ISO New England and a
wholesale aggregator of power with
power purchases from generation
throughout New England and New York.
Our power supply consists of an
extremely clean portfolio of
separate power agreements with
Baltic Mill Hydro, Carbolon
Cogeneration, Contoocook Hydro,
Macquarie Energy Services, ISO NE
Energy Market, MMWEC, Mechanicsville
Hydro, Methuen Falls Hydro,
Millstone III, PASNY, Centennial
Hydroelectric Facility,
Seabrook and Stony Brook combined
cycle units.

The Sterling
Municipal Light Department’s mission
is to provide smooth, clean,
reliable power at a reasonable price
while staying abreast of society’s
technological advances for the
benefit of its customers.

Meetings of the Sterling Municipal Light Board are
generally held at 7:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each
month and generally conforms to the agenda format below. All
meetings are subject to modification depending on the
ever-changing utility industry. Please call the Sterling
Municipal Light Department at 978-422-8267 with any
questions.

AGENDA1. Approval of Agenda2. Approval
of Minutes3. Old Business4. New Business5.
Customer Comments6. Announcement of the Next Board
Meeting7. Executive Session if necessary will be posted
8. Meeting Adjourned

WHEREAS,
the Sterling Municipal Light Department (SMLD) located in
Sterling, Massachusetts has been the SMLD Integrated
Resource Planner (Power Supply) and Distribution Company
since 1910 for all of its customers; and

WHEREAS, the
SMLD has full and exclusive charge of the operations,
distribution, purchase and sale of electric supply and
resources within the municipal boundaries of Sterling,
Massachusetts; and

WHEREAS, real time demand response
and demand side management are an integral component of the
operations of the SMLD, maintained and managed by the SMLD,
for the benefit of all its customers; and

WHEREAS, it
is a violation of the SMLD original charter, under
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 164 (voted by the
residents of the town on November 26, 1910), and
Massachusetts Restructuring Acts of 1997, to distribute or
sell electricity within the service territory of the SMLD,
without the SMLD’s agreement; and

WHEREAS, the
capacity, energy and demand response resources of the SMLD
are managed and maintained by the SMLD as an asset of the
SMLD for the benefit of all of its customers.

NOW
THEREFORE, The Sterling Municipal Light Board and the SMLD
Manager finds:

that the capacity, energy and demand response
resources of the SMLD are managedand maintained by
the SMLD as an asset of the SMLD for the benefit of all
of the SMLD’s customers;

that any transfer of any capacity, energy or demand
response resource by a customer or third party is
detrimental to the operations of the SMLD and its
customers;

that any wholesale or retail sale of electric
capacity, energy or demand response resources by a third
party is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the rules and regulations of the SMLD and
this Proclamation;

that any activity, which sells, transfers, or
conveys any load or capability responsibility of a
customer to a third-party is a sale prohibited by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the rules and regulations
of the SMLD and this Proclamation; and

that any retail or wholesale competition by a third
party with any SMLD customer located within the
municipal boundaries of the Town of Sterling,
Massachusetts for any purpose is prohibited by this
Proclamation and has been since 1910.

SMLD Projects

SOLAR + STORAGE PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Sterling Community Solar + Energy Storage project represents the first community solar plus storage project in Massachusetts. Announced in January 2018 by Origis Energy USA as a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sterling, MA based Sterling Municipal Light Department (SMLD), the project couples a 1 MW ac rooftop solar installation with a 1 MW / 2 MWh energy storage system to deliver an annual base load of 1.7 MWh in dispatchable clean energy to the town's ratepayers. Residential SMLD customers will be able to participate in a subscription community solar program utilizing the guidelines from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The project was developed and will be owned by Origis Energy USA. Sterling Community Solar + Energy Storage is also the first operational solar plus storage project in Massachusetts.

** Origis Website is www.OrigisEnergy.com **

For more information about this project:
http://www.origisenergy.com/projects/ma-solar-storage-sterling-community-solar-energy-storage/